ATTENTION RESIDENTS
EAST MAIN STREET BRIDGE
WILL BE
CLOSED
FOR SEALING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(weather permitting)
ANY QUESTIONS CALL THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 831-0932
BEST EFFORTS WILL BE MADE
NOT TO INCONVIENCE RESIDENTS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION
Beacon Recreation and the YMCA will offer Swim Lessons at the Beacon High School Pool
Levels: Parent/Child, Preschool and School Age Children
Fall Session: 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8
The 2nd Annual Beacon Car Show will take place on Sunday, October 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Local restaurants and shops will be open and there will be live music, trophies, food, giveaways, a DJ and more. Registration for show vehicles takes place from 8 a.m. to noon at $15 per vehicle. For more information, contact the Beacon Chamber of Commerce at 845-849-3030 or the mayor's office at 845-838-5000.
The New Vision Church (831 Route 52, near the 84 Diner) delivers free lunches to Beacon two days a week. For information about where lunches are delivered, those in need are invited to contact Pastor Benson at 845-440-3531 or visit the church's website at www.newvisionchurch.net. Pastor Benson can also be reached via email at pastor@newvisionchurch.net.
The Lions Club has a program to provide free or low-cost eyeglasses for those in need. Email Donna Saxton at dsmiles53@yahoo.com to learn more about this service.
The City of Beacon now has an electronic waste collection container available at the transfer station at no charge for City residents. BRING: Computers, servers, monitors, printers, keyboards, VCRs, cell phones, wires, power supplies, fax machines, radios, modems, telephones, TVs, copiers, scanners, DVD players, stereo equipment…nearly anything with a plug! Please don't bring air conditioners, refrigerators, or smoke detectors - those can be recycled at Best Buy and other big box stores.
Jazzercise in Beacon set to start.
Tuesday September 25, 2012... 7pm at Sargent Elementary School
Please come early to register
Classes will be on Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm
Session will run 9/25 thru 12/20/2012
Cost is $88.00.
CITY OWNED PROPERTY AVAILABLE FOR RE-DEVELOPMENT
South Avenue 65-71 East Main Street
14-acre lot Apartment Building
Contact Building Inspector Tim Dexter 845-838-5020
CITY OWNED PROPERTIES FOR SALE
11 Cross Street
Single Family House
$79,900
Manor House Realty
845-838-4858
62 Dennings Avenue
Building Lot
$40,000
Gate House Realty
845-831-9550
360 Liberty Street
1,200 sq. ft. Single Family House
$129,900
Prudential Serls – Kimberlee Markarian
845-505-9174
9 North Street
600 sq. ft. Single Family House
$29,900
Prudential Serls – Kimberlee Markarian
845-505-9174
39 Spring Street
1,700 sq. ft. Single Family House
$69,900
Jon Car Realty
845-831-3331
41 Church Street
1,200 sq. ft. Single Family House
$74,900
Jon Car Realty
845-831-3331
The City of Beacon, in partnership with the Beacon City School District, is applying for SRTS funding to replace sidewalks and curbs, and install new crosswalks and signage along Liberty Street in the vicinity of the J.V. Forrestal Elementary School. The replacement of these badly deteriorated sidewalks will improve the physical environment to make it safer for children to walk to school. The Forrestal school will provide walking and bicycling safety programs and activities, and survey students and parents to evaluate the effectiveness of these initiatives. In addition, the City Police Department will provide additional enforcement activities to ensure that traffic laws are obeyed in the vicinity of the school. Following is a description of the program:
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM
Introduction and Overview
The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program is a Federal-aid transportation reimbursement program administered by NYSDOT that promotes safe, healthy alternatives to riding the bus or being driven to school. The program emphasis is to encourage and enable children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school; make walking and bicycling safe and more appealing; and facilitate the planning, development and implementation of projects which will improve safety and reduce vehicular traffic, fuel consumption and air pollution within a two-mile vicinity of primary and middle schools (K-8). The SRTS Program provides the opportunity to implement projects which reflect a broad spectrum of NYSDOT policies related to promoting livable and walkable communities and increasing community quality of life which has a direct impact on the economic attractiveness of New York State’s communities. SRTS promotes the integration of transportation and land use through the collaborative planning process mandated for the program involving state, regional, and local stakeholders. The SRTS program will also provide diversity of mobility choices through bicycle and pedestrian-friendly design, resulting in projects that enhance urban revitalization efforts.
Coordination between infrastructure and non-infrastructure activities is encouraged to achieve successful outcomes. Research has shown the most successful way to increase bicycling and walking is through a comprehensive approach which includes the 5 Es (Engineering, Education, Enforcement, Encouragement, and Evaluation). Applicants are strongly encouraged to develop innovative and comprehensive projects that may involve actions which, if implemented, have high potential to promote a healthy environment for school children, to reduce air pollution near schools, reduce excessive travel speeds, reduce traffic volume, or reduce the occurrence and/or severity of (potential) accidents on local streets. The SRTS program highly encourages infrastructure project applicants to include education, encouragement, and enforcement activities as well the required evaluation activities.
